Mythology & Folklore
When I Go to Marry
From Negro Folk Rhymes (1922)
Mythology & Folklore
W'en I goes to marry,
I wants a gal wid money.
I wants a pretty black-eyed gal
To kiss an' call me "Honey."
Well, w'en I goes to marry,
I don't wanter git no riches.
I wants a man 'bout four foot high,
So's I can w'ar de britches.
Cite this poem
MLA
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “When I Go to Marry.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/214/.
Chicago
Thomas W. Talley (collector). “When I Go to Marry.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/talley/214/.
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